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A57
Tuesday, December 24, 2013 www.guardian.co.tt Guardian
Wicketkeeper-batsman Prasan-
na Jayawardene will return to Sri
Lanka's 16-man Test squad for
the upcoming series against Pak-
istan, after being left out for the
home series against Bangladesh
in March.
The squad features a raft of
young and inexperienced places,
as Sri Lanka work towards replacing
its seniors over the next 18 months.
Kaushal Silva has also been
named, ostensibly as a replacement
for the retired Tillakaratne Dilshan,
as an opener. Left-arm seamer
Vishwa Fernando has been named
in an international squad for the
first time, despite missing out on
both A team tours in the year. Off-
spinners Sachithra Senanayake and
Dilruwan Perera are the other
uncapped Test players in the squad,
though both have played ODIs and
Twenty20s. Ajantha Mendis was
omitted, after he had been part of
the squad for the Bangladesh series.
Fast bowlers Shaminda Eranga
and Nuwan Pradeep will make a
return to international cricket as
well. Eranga had been omitted from
the limited overs squad in the last
two series, while Pradeep has not
played for Sri Lanka since the New
Year Test in Sydney. Suranga Lak-
mal and Nuwan Kulasekara also
find places in the squad, but there
is no room for Thisara Perera.
Chanaka Welegedara was unavail-
able for selection, as he remains in
rehabilitation for his latest injury.
Prasanna Jayawardene had
played club cricket for Woodhall
Spa in England during the northern
hemisphere summer before return-
ing to Sri Lanka for the four-day
triangular tournament in October.
He has had good scores in the past
few months, and if he plays, will
also add experience to Sri Lanka's
batting order in Dilshan's absence.
There are two other wicketkeeping
options in the squad however, with
both Silva and Dinesh Chandimal
also capable of taking the gloves.
Silva has been prolific in first-
class cricket over the last year, top-
ping the run-scoring lists in the
Premier League Tournament and
as well as in the unofficial Tests
against New Zealand A at home.
He had played three Tests in 2011,
but was unable to secure a place,
averaging 14. He has hit 8489 first-
class runs with 27 hundreds, and
is likely open alongside Dimuth
Karunaratne, who is already in the
UAE with the ODI side.
Rangana Herath and Mahela
Jayawardene will also both join the
team in the UAE after they had
ruled themselves out for the lim-
ited-overs legs of the tournament
for personal reasons. The first of
the three Tests begins in Abu Dhabi
on December 31. (ESPNcricinfo)
Jayawardene returns to
Sri Lanka Test squad